Extant Works Edited with Introduction and Notes

Edited by J. L. Lightfoot

Parthenius of Nicaea

Extant Works Edited with Introduction and Notes

Edited by J. L. Lightfoot

Description

This is the first compendium of the extant remains of the important Hellenistic poet and mythographer, Parthenius of Nicaea, reputed to have been Virgil's tutor in Greek and a major literary figure in his own right. The book includes a newly-edited text, translation, commentary, and contextual study of the whole of the writer's extant works, including the poetic fragments and his love stories.